The Role of the Subgenual Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Amygdala in Environmental Sensitivity to Infant Crying

Newborns and infants communicate their needs and physiological states through crying and emotional facial expressions. Little is known about individual differences in responding to infant crying. Several theories suggest that people vary in their environmental sensitivity with some responding genera...

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Main Authors: Mutschler, Isabella, Ball, Tonio, Kirmse, Ursula, Wieckhorst, Birgit, Pluess, Michael, Klarhöfer, Markus, Meyer, Andrea H., Wilhelm, Frank H., Seifritz, Erich
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4999060/